The 47th season finale of NBC’s late-night comedy sketch show “Saturday Night Live” is set for May 21, 2022. Leading up to that episode (to be hosted by “Russian Doll” star Natasha Lyonne with musical guest Japanese Breakfast) was the news on Friday, May 20 that four cast members will depart the show following the […]
In a skit on the April 16, 2022 edition of NBC’s “SNL” (“Saturday Night Live“), the DeVry Institute Orchestra were rehearsing for their upcoming performance. Their conductor (Mikey Day) admitted something was missing. As luck would have it, a seedy guy (Chris Redd) entered the room saying he manages his star “flutist” Beverly Gass (Lizzo). […]
During “Weekend Update” on the March 5, 2022 edition of NBC’s “SNL” (“Saturday Night Live“), Kate McKinnon guest appeared to provide her reaction to the “Don’t Say Gay” bill recently passed in Florida. McKinnon initially approved of its passage, referring to what she recalled from her youth where kids described an odd or negative thing […]
In the cold open skit on the March 5, 2022 edition of NBC’s “SNL” (“Saturday Night Live“), it was a Fox News “special presentation” of the “Ukrainian Invasion Celebration Spectacular” from the Mar-A-Lago estate in Florida. It was hosted by the cable outlet’s prime time personalities Laura Ingraham (Kate McKinnon) and Tucker Carlson (Alex Moffat). […]
In the cold open of the January 22, 2022 edition of NBC’s “SNL” (“Saturday Night Live“), Kate McKinnon portrayed conservative TV host Laura Ingraham in a parody of Fox News Channel’s “The Ingraham Angle”. In the segment, the show’s guests included Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) (Aidy Bryant), unvaccinated professional tennis player (recently ousted from Australia) […]
In a phony commercial skit on the December 11, 2021 edition of NBC’s “SNL” (“Saturday Night Live“), the host Billie Eilish portrayed a young girl who looked out her apartment window and noticed an old lady (Kate McKinnon) looking lonely in the apartment across the way from her. They each communicate via written notes to […]
NBC’s veteran “Saturday Night Live” capped off its highest-rated season in years as the most honored program on “The 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards,” with nine trophies. Included were Emmys for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series and Alec Baldwin and Kate McKinnon in the supporting comedy categories. McKinnon also won last year. Next with eight Emmy […]
“The People v. O.J. Simpson” on FX was the big individual series winner at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, with nine Emmy Award wins including Outstanding Limited Series and acting trophies for Lead Actor (Courtney B. Vance), Lead Actress (Sarah Paulson) and Supporting Actor (Sterling K. Brown) in a Limited Series or a Movie. […]
